These are your evening rugby news on Thursday, May 9. The Wales captain returns Ospreys and Wales star Jac Morgan is finally returning from his long-term injury. The 24-year-old flanker suffered a knee injury at the end of 2023 and had to undergo surgery over the Christmas period to correct the problem. But Ospreys head … Read more
Ireland retained their Six Nations crown with a final weekend victory over Scotland (Getty Images) It was already one o’clock in the morning in Lyon, but the fans on the last tram were still giddy as they headed back to the city, still in the sugar rush. At the end of an exciting Six Nations, … Read more
George North will make his final appearance for Wales against Italy on Saturday (Getty Images) It was 2013 and Wales needed something big. Warren Gatland’s side had entered the Championship chasing back-to-back Six Nations crowns; a home defeat to Ireland meant their hopes had already taken a hit. The second round saw Wales travel to … Read more
Andy Farrell, who will be named Lions head coach on Thursday, gives his stunning speech at the Lions team hotel in Sydney in 2013 On the whiteboard in the team room of the hotel in Sydney, Andy Farrell had written down a number of key messages under the heading ‘Lion mentality’. It was July 2013 … Read more
Alun Wyn Jones is now looking forward to a new career as a ‘full-time family man’ – Athena Pictures/Dimitris Legakis Alun Wyn Jones feeds his eight-month-old daughter Loti in the kitchen of his Swansea home. Moments later, he lifts the youngest of his three daughters onto his knee as she playfully wrestles with his face, … Read more